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Hugh Hefner

1926 - 2017

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Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles. Hefner extended the Playboy brand into a world network of Playboy Clubs. He also resided in luxury mansions where Playboy Playmates shared his wild partying life, fueling media interest. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Hefner is the 55th most popular businessperson (down from 42nd in 2019), the 594th most popular biography from United States (down from 429th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Businessperson.

Hugh Hefner is most famous for founding the Playboy Magazine, which he used to promote his idea of the "Playboy lifestyle."

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Among businesspeople, Hugh Hefner ranks 55 out of 847. Before him are João Havelange, Joan Gamper, J. P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Aga Khan IV, and Levi Strauss. After him are Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Ettore Bugatti, Larry Ellison, Donald Trump Jr., King C. Gillette, and Bill Hewlett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Hugh Hefner ranks 26. Before him are Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Andrzej Wajda, Chuck Berry, Miles Davis, Irwin Rose, and Harper Lee. After him are Jerry Lewis, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Paul Berg, Sydney Chaplin, Beji Caid Essebsi, and Yusuf al-Qaradawi. Among people deceased in 2017, Hugh Hefner ranks 23. Before him are David Rockefeller, Chuck Berry, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Manuel Noriega, Hans Georg Dehmelt, and John Hurt. After him are Mireille Darc, Jerry Lewis, Glen Campbell, George Andrew Olah, Roman Herzog, and Johnny Hallyday.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hugh Hefner ranks 594 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack LaLanne (1914), Mike Tyson (1966), Julianne Moore (1960), Yehudi Menuhin (1916), Liza Minnelli (1946), and Lon Chaney (1883). After him are Christopher Reeve (1952), Michelle Pfeiffer (1958), Asaph Hall (1829), Ed Harris (1950), The Notorious B.I.G. (1972), and Gilbert N. Lewis (1875).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Hugh Hefner ranks 25. Before him are Robert Kiyosaki (1947), John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874), Philip Kotler (1931), David Rockefeller (1915), Melinda Gates (1964), and J. P. Morgan (1837). After him are Larry Ellison (1944), Donald Trump Jr. (1977), King C. Gillette (1855), Bill Hewlett (1913), J. Paul Getty (1892), and Martin Cooper (1928).

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